Legacy of 3 Huntington Station Residents Tragically Murdered Lives On

Three Huntington Station residents who were tragically murdered were recently given a place in the community to be remembered.

The community dedicated three trees and a stone maker at Depot Road Park in memory of Maggie Rosales, Daniel Carbajal and Sarah Strobel.

Family and friends of the three victims were at the dedication ceremony on Thursday, July 16 and spoke fondly of their lost loved ones.

Rosales’ father, Cesar, thanked the Town and the community for their efforts. “My daughter was a good person, a good girl,” he said.

Councilwoman Tracey A. Edwards spoke on behalf of the Carbajal family. “This is a wonderful dedication and they truly appreciate all of the efforts that everyone has made to come together,” she said. “Their goal is not only to celebrate their life and their remembrance, but to have a resolution, to have some closure, they need to know that the people who are responsible for these terrible tragedies are put in the place where they belong.”

Councilwoman Susan A. Berland hopes this memorial will help the community heal while honoring the three whose lives were tragically lost.

“When you come here, when people for generations come here, they are going to want to know:– Who is Sarah? Who is Danny? Who is Maggie? And they are going to ask those questions, and their stories are going to go on for generations to come,” Berland said. “They are going to continue like these trees are going to continue.”

Supervisor Frank P. Petrone spoke of the community effort to create the memorial and his hope for its significance to the families and the community. “We want you to keep this park in your hearts. We want the families to come to this park,” he said. “This is a way of you and us continuing the memory of these individuals that were taken from us.”

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